So I'm kind of new to this, and I just wondered what software to use. Maybe a noobish question, but I would really appreciate some help or advice/tips etc. Thanks all, and keep up the good work!
There are quite a few software you can choose from, every single one of them pretty much equal to any other, it's all just a matter of taste.
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FL Studio
Fruity Loops is quite a fine piece of software, used by the majority of the electronic producers of today. The interface is intuitive and it has so much to offer out of the box, having probably the highest amount of instruments and effects to choose from upon getting the software out of any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). I myself use FL Studio mostly because the loading times are quick and it doesn't crash as often as Ableton Live. Some things I don't like about FL are its live capabilities and the general workflow. I think Ableton Live is so much superior in those aspects. Personally I find editing audio and using samples in FL to be quite tedious. It's an excellent program for people who want to be "basement producers", with their only tool being a computer, but not for people who like to have real life sounds in their electronic music, or for people who want to make stuff on the fly.
Ableton Live
As you can derive from its name, Live is pretty much made for live performances although that doesn't mean it's a bad sequencer. Out of all the DAW's, I like Live the most (although this is just purely a matter of taste). Live can be quite intimidating at first, having quite a complicated UI at first glance, but once you got the hang of it, this is probably the fastest way to make electronic music. Once you understand the interface of Live, it becomes the easiest DAW ever. The workflow of Live is also something that I love, simply because of the amazing Session View. This makes putting together a song a breeze, since you can pretty much get the song structure down quickly, while also being able to improvise. Ever seen Madeon's Pop Culture? That's done with Ableton, although you don't have to do complex shit like he does.
Recording and editing audio in Live is also a breeze, so if you like to play guitar or piano or whatever, you can jam easily with Ableton.
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